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Are there any Clerics that can use longswords?

icebladeiceblade Member Posts: 19
in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
I`m not clear, if there are any Clerics that can use longsswords in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition 2...

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  • YupImMadBroYupImMadBro Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 347
    No.
  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,760
    You can choose the Cleric of Helm - they get the Seeking sword as a special ability.

    Also, in BG2 if you're a paladin you begin to get divine spells, so maybe such a character can serve as a cleric with swords for you.
  • YupImMadBroYupImMadBro Member, Mobile Tester Posts: 347
    Druids can use scimitars, which isn't exactly what you're looking for but possibly close.
  • CaptRoryCaptRory Member Posts: 1,660
    In this edition the rules on weapons are very restrictive. Clerics can't use bladed weaponry.
  • MusignyMusigny Member Posts: 1,027
    edited December 2015
    A high level cleric/thief can use a sword (Use Any Item HLA) but (s)he will remain non-proficient though.
    Probably not what you are looking for unless you have a very specific dual wielding build in mind.
    Post edited by Musigny on
  • KilivitzKilivitz Member Posts: 1,459
    Of course, unless a Cleric/Thief is a dual-classed Human, you won't be able to spend proficiency points in bladed weapons, which results in a penalty on attack rolls using them. This penalty is not exactly negligible considering the THAC0 progression of Clerics compared to warrior classes.
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    edited December 2015
    As far as clerics that can use bladed weapons go I would say look into cleric kit mods. There are probably some out there that allow it.
  • lunarlunar Member Posts: 3,460
    Or use ashes of embers mod it makes all weapons usable by all who has minimum str/dex needed. Proficiency is still forbidden, though.
  • icebladeiceblade Member Posts: 19
    YupImMadBro said:

    Druids can use scimitars, which isn't exactly what you're looking for but possibly close.

    Druids of Mielikki in PnP can even choose a weapon that they can be proficient in, that isn't normally allowed for druids. Even Longswords.

    Maybe one day, we will get that (kit).
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